Invasion

A Tsilhqot'in prayer is being given to mark the Lhatassain Memorial Day on 26 October 2003 at Fish Trap in Tsilhqot'in Territory. Chief Lhatsas is a hero of the Tsilhqot'in War of 1864 who said before he was killed: "We meant war, not murder." Chief Lhatsas was captured and executed on 26 October 1864 by the British colonial authorities together with seven other Tsilhqot'in warriors. Photo: Liam Haggerty